
Presented with support from Cheryl Henson. Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Chicago, Illinois. Far less brutal than Trump’s vision for our Southern border, a motel is a temporary detention center of sorts (albeit a voluntary one), where the inhabitants hold up and wait with eager anticipation for the future, or a fearful dread of it.” It is a way station between what happened before, and what happens next.

“a motel is a liminal space, situated inconclusively between a departure and an arrival. Puppeteer and sculptor Dan Hurlin explains: A woman sits listening to a varying soundscape of crickets, dogs, trucks rumbling by against a backdrop of the droning sound of Nixon testifying in front of a grand jury during Watergate, or the January 6th congressional hearings, depending on the day of your visit. January 19-29: Tuesday - Friday 10am-9pm Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday 12-6pmīy Dan Hurlin “A world-class contemporary art installation…so magical and odd…The entire experience is mesmerizing and tantalizing.”Ī curious, half-scale motel awaits you with appropriately diminutive accouterments like packaged soap and plastic wrapped cups. Hours: Opening Night, Wednesday, January 18: 8-9:30pm And, if you didn’t get a ticket to see as though your body were right, you can still pop in and check out the remarkable set designed for only seven audience members at a time (Suite 402). The puppet lab is the experimental arm of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, which hosts the largest puppet festival in the world and helps incubate. Next door to the cafe, explore Vancouver, an exhibit showcasing the original storyboards, puppets, sets and props designed and crafted for the made-for-film puppet theater collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company (Suite 433). Get Tickets Now spring 2023 Online + In-Person Workshops Just for You Take a live online workshop from anywhere in the world, or join us for new, in-person workshops at the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago. The Puppet Hub is also the host site for two photo exhibitions, "American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine" (Suite 404) and "The Art of Basil Twist” (Suite 410). Tickets: 45/35 students and seniors 14 and up ADA accessible 100 minutes Herman Melville 's magnificent monster work of literature is also a monster in puppetry. Check into Motel, a puppet show exhibition that doesn’t move, created by Dan Hurlin (Suite 403). Dogugaeshi by Basil Twist (New York): Twist is known for his work on Broadway’s The. Michigan Ave. 22-24 at Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Studebaker Theater, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Bursting with site-specific activities, it’s the perfect place to relax between shows, meet up with friends and make some new ones? Enjoy The Spoke & Bird Pop-Up Cafe (Suite 433) serving coffee, tea, winter soups and baked treats in a cozy, puppet-inspired setting. OPENING NIGHT 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Opening Night Prelude Reception (fundraiser) Wednesday, January 18, 5-7 p.m. A work-in-progress cut of the film premiered at South by Southwest on Mait was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Come check out our brand new Pop Up Puppet Hub on the 4th floor of the Fine Arts Building.
